Chapter 15: Nervous System Flashcards by Abby Dennis

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Ton/o

A

Tension

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Ventricul/o

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Ventricle (heart of brain)

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-taxia

A

Order, coordination

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Uni-

A

One

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Lept/o

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Thin, slender

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Kinesi/o

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Movement

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Thalam/o

A

Thalamus

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-plexy

A

Stroke

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Hemi-

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One half

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-trophy

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Development, nourishment

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Syn-

A

Union, together, joined

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Menig/o, meningi/o

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Meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)

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-algesia, -algia

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Pain

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Para-

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Near, beside, beyond

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Pachy-

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Thick

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Contra-

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Against

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Crani/o

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Cranium (skull)

Q

-asthenia

A

Weakness, debility

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Myel/o

A

Bone marrow, spinal cord

Q

-esthesia

A

Feeling

Q

Narc/o

A

Stupor, numbness, sleep

Q

-kinesia

A

Movement

Q

Neur/o

A

Nerve

Q

-lepsy

A

Seizure

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Dendr/o

A

Tree

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Lex/o

A

Word, phrase

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Encephal/o

A

Brain

Q

Sthen/o

A

Strength

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Thec/o

A

Sheath (usually refers to meninges)

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-paresis

A

Partial paralysis

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Radicul/o

A

Nerve root

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-phasis

A

Speech

Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis

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Gangli/o

A

Ganglion (knot or knot-like mass)

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Gli/o

A

Glue, neuroglial tissue

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CNS

A

Central nervous system

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CP

A

Cerebral palsy

Q

CVA

A

Cerebrovascular accident

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CSF

A

Cerebrospinal fluid

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EEG

A

Electrocephalogram

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LOC

A

Loss of consciousness

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ICP

A

Intracranial pressure

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EMG

A

Electromyography